Online GPS tracker and navigation shop

Private buyers, caravan and motorhome owners, parents and carers, and small businesses with a few vehicles.

Profit margin on each device sold, plus extras such as accessories, mounting kits and optional setup guides. Some trackers carry a monthly data plan you can resell.

• Comfortable with online selling
• Understanding the products well enough to advise
• Customer service and handling returns

• Consumer rights rules on returns and refunds for online sales, check the current guidance
• Electrical products generally need correct UK marking and safety compliance, ask suppliers for proof
• Radio and battery regulations for imported devices, check with your supplier and Trading Standards
• Data protection duties if you store customer details or sell tracking that follows people
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Tracking someone without their knowledge can be illegal, make your terms of sale clear

Startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on whether you dropship or hold a small amount of stock, and on insurance and your website. These are estimates, so get supplier quotes first.

Monthly revenue is typically around £300 to £4,000, depending on your range, stock approach and how many customers you reach. These are estimates, not guarantees, and returns and refunds will affect what you keep.

Check consumer rights rules on returns and refunds, and ask suppliers for proof of UK marking and safety compliance for electrical goods. Also check radio and battery rules with Trading Standards, data protection duties, insurance, and that tracking someone without their knowledge can be illegal.